Courses Taught

Academic, Teaching, and Professional Interests

My work focuses on issues of school reform and education policy, with a particular emphasis on creating and ensuring systems that serve under-represented youth. I have worked in both academia and in the non-profit school reform sector, advocating for new roles for postsecondary institutions in addressing our nation’s educational challenges. As National Director for Research and Evaluation at New Leaders for New Schools, I researched linkages between leadership, accountability policies, and student achievement, providing input into federal K-12 education policy; as an academic, I have led statewide public input for research on education financing as part of the American Institute for Research (AIR) project on New Mexico’s school finance adequacy; as a consultant, I have conducted internationally recognized work on how the arts support student learning; as a Center Director, I have supported under-represented youth in college access and success, and worked with high-need high schools to support teacher-led change teams in efforts to create better schools. What unites all my interests is a commitment to bringing quality educational opportunities to all youth, regardless of background and most particularly for those historically underserved by our educational system.